NHTSA recall 21V472000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 21V472000 |
| Manufacturer's number | N212340220 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors, LLC |
| Reported | 2021-06-24 |
| Owners notified | 2021-07-29 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:FRONTAL IMPACT |
| Units potentially affected | 6 |
| Part numbers | 84848857, 84848860, 84848862, 84848864 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2022 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2023-01-13 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 6 |
| Reported remedied | 6 (100%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave vehicles. During service by dealers, certain vehicles may have received incorrect air bag calibration software that may affect frontal airbag deployment.
What can happen
Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will update the air bag calibration software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 29, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is N212340220.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
| 2021 BUICK ENCLAVE | |
|---|---|
| 2021 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 20NA148 | 2021-12-20. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of hearing a plastic to metal squeak/creak noise coming from the driver or passenger side B-Pillar area. |
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| PIC5650J | 2021-09-13. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3055, B3060, and/or B3935. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. If unable to duplicate the concern ask if the customer uses any Radio Frequency Identification Devices when the concern is present. Dealer should also direct their customers to the appropriate section in the Owner manuals that references that the device complies. |
| 20NA215 | 2021-05-24. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides a procedure to correct a customer concern of Loss of Power Steering Assist, Service Power Steering and/or Steering Assist is Reduced Drive with Care Message Displayed on Driver Information Center (DIC). |
| PIT5804 | 2021-02-16. Service bulletin. This Preliminary information communicates that a customer may bring a vehicle in with an SES light on. If the technician finds a code P2B87 (auxiliary coolant pump underspeed) set in the ECM they are directed to not replace the G17 heater coolant pump because this will not fix the concern. The techician is instructed to clear the code and release the vehicle to the customer with the explanation that an updated calibration will be released in the future to address the code setting. |
| PIT5804 | 2021-01-25. Service bulletin. This Preliminary information communicates that a customer may bring a vehicle in with an SES light on. If the technician finds a code P2B87 (auxiliary coolant pump underspeed) set in the ECM they are directed to not replace the G17 heater coolant pump because this will not fix the concern. The techician is instructed to clear the code and release the vehicle to the customer with the explanation that an updated calibration will be released in the future to address the code setting. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.